OT - it is about crabs

"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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it would very quickly collapse under the hydrostatic pressure of 2700
psi, which is enormous compared to the vapor pressure of the gas.


Hm......but that would depend to a large extent on what the initial
pressure on the gas might be, ainna?

No, it wouldn't.

Yes, it would.

BTW, what's with this "ainna" thing? Is it just a way to appear even more
obnoxious?

Bothers you.....ainna?

The gas molecules would end up dissolved in the water.


All of them?

Yes.

I see.

How fast?

Real fast. Virtually instantaneously compared to unaided human perception.

Hm......how fast is unaided human perception? How long, for instance, does
a take a putz to realize what he's done to himself?

Wolfgang
hee, hee, hee.

"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:

Wolfgang
what do you call a biped that has chopped of dozens of feet?

Ungrammatical.

Most people don't have much trouble recognizing an obvious typo. You ain't
real bright.

What's the name of the world's largest island in a lake on
an island in a lake?

I dunno.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote: "I'm still not sure I understand why the damned crab is so
allfired concerned about why nitrogen is used to evacuate the remnants of
whatever was in the pipe rather than just air. I mean, if it is indeed a
natural gas pipeline (as BJ speculated) then it would make sense from our
point of view because nitrogen is not an oxidizer......thus, it eliminates
the possiblity of accidental ignition."

You are correct why nitrogen is used. Nitrogen is used in industry to purge
equipment and pipes to remove hydrocarbons so that when opened to atmosphere
the chance of fire, explosion or chemical contact with employees are
minimized. Nitrogen is also used in many industries to blank (fill vapor
space on top of liquids) tanks and vessels to reduce the chance of a fire or
explosion.

Sarge

rw wrote: "What's the name of the world's largest island in a lake on an
island in a lake?

Manitou Lake located on Manitoulin Island located on Lake Huron.

Sarge

Sarge wrote:
rw wrote: "What's the name of the world's largest island in a lake on an
island in a lake?

Manitou Lake located on Manitoulin Island located on Lake Huron.

Wolfgang? Can you supply the correct answer?

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"rw" wrote in message
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Sarge wrote:
rw wrote: "What's the name of the world's largest island in a lake on an
island in a lake?

Manitou Lake located on Manitoulin Island located on Lake Huron.

Wolfgang? Can you supply the correct answer?

Um.......Manitou Lake is not an island?

Wolfgang
what i win?

"Wolfgang" wrote in
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What I find curious is the assertion that pressure inside the pipe is
0 psi. Why (and how, for that matter) would someone generate and
maintain a vacuum in a pipeline at that depth and pressure?

The site says it's PSIG not PSI.

from:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictP.html

"psig is a symbol for pound per square inch gauge; this means that the
pressure has been read from a gauge which actually measures the difference
between the pressure of the fluid and the pressure of the atmosphere"

Jeff

good one RW, i have been causing a ruckus around
our household w/that one ... 3 kids and all...thanx...


rw wrote: "What's the name of the world's largest island in a lake on an
island in a lake?

Manitou Lake located on Manitoulin Island located on Lake Huron.

"Jeff Marso" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in
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What I find curious is the assertion that pressure inside the pipe is
0 psi. Why (and how, for that matter) would someone generate and
maintain a vacuum in a pipeline at that depth and pressure?

The site says it's PSIG not PSI.

from:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictP.html

"psig is a symbol for pound per square inch gauge; this means that the
pressure has been read from a gauge which actually measures the difference
between the pressure of the fluid and the pressure of the atmosphere"

Yeah, we've been over this ground. What's your best guess as to the value
of the "pressure of the atmosphere" at a depth of about 6000 ft. below the
surface in the open ocean?

Wolfgang

isn't each athosphere of water, like 12 lbs...
and it measures, like 6 x 6 feet...or something
like that.....anyway it might be 6,000 / 6 feet x
12 lbs.....12,000 foot lbs (est?).......